Thursday, 6 May 2010
Below is the image that Sokhi used to back up his beliefs:
In correlation to the image presented I personally do not believe it was done under the purpose of religious reasoning. Instead I would predict it is a rebellion against social norms, a statement of his individualism. However he could just think it makes him look pretty.
Personally I believe this type of body modification should be accepted and should not be deemed bad. The modification is on the man's face and therefore does not affect any other person, therefore what is wrong about it?
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Monday, 3 May 2010
Sunday, 2 May 2010
There are many different types of drugs including; hypnotics, stimulants, omebriants and hallucinogens, all varying in types of stimulation. It could be questioned whether drug use of one type is bad where another is acceptable, this would mirror the fact that different drugs are given different classes. Drugs can be taken for health reasons or personal enjoyment, in correlation to this it could also be argued whether personal use is bad in comparison to someone's health.
Hallucinogenic drugs include cannabis and LSD, they are drugs that occur naturally, changing a person's mental state. Going back into history it is apparent that Vietnam War troops took drugs to incapacitate themselves from the reality of death and insanity. Being a form of pain relief I believe from this aspect drug use should not be seen as a form of bad behaviour as they can help their users.
However from the use of drugs many unbeneficial effects can arise. LSD mirrors a psychotic episode of a schizophrenic. When in this state what a person does may not be their own conscious choice but can lead to harming themselves or other. From the website http://www.thegooddrugsguide.com/lsd/faq.htm it presents many types of drugs and their affects. It presents how from many drugs a person can get captivated by how the drug makes you feel under influence, this can lead to physical or psychological addiction. Addictions to drug have been seen to increase crime rate not only by the general use of drugs but also as criminal act are carried out to feed drug habits.
In correlation to the use of drugs the Government are trying to control drugs. Personally I do not believe this is a great idea. When drugs are illegal the cool factor increases therefore if the ban is taken away people may feel less of a need to indulge in the given behaviour.
Overall drugs are not that great, for many of us we do not need them to live, yet so much money is wasted each year on them, death each year is increased because of them and tax payers money is wasted on those addicts. I personally believe there should be a ban on drugs however people always want to defy the law.
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Friday, 30 April 2010
Fir example after watching Al Murray's DVD 'The pub landlord' his love for 'Beautiful British' people was apparent, with a differentiating attitude for other countries. Personally I do not believe this to be bad behaviour as no matter if your black, white, male female, fat or think jokes will always be made, therefore if they are not directly insinuated towards you as an individual offence should not be taken by them.
Contradictory to this when following the link, http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/apr/20/frankie-boyle-review I found an article investigating how comedian Frankie Boyle highly offended a women and child by his jokes upon down syndrome. Frankie Boyle is well known for his crude jokes upon for example cancer, rape and Baby P. When taking this into account, is this type of comedy bad? As in these cases it causes upsetting disrespect and stress to those who have lost someone or to people who have had to experience for example sexual attacks.
Personally I do not believe comedians mean what they say or mean to make offence. Instead I believe similarly to any job comedians strive to be the best, trying to be different and go the extra mile to stand out, however when doing this it could be portrayed crudely. Overall I believe nasty comedians are not bad and most have good intentions, pleasing their audience. However they may not be the most considerate of people, but if you do not like them or what they say do not watch them.
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
When analysing the behaviour of prostitution I put forward the argument that it is an invasion if a person's body which should be treated as a temple therefore if a one night stand does this, does it make the behaviour just as bad? Again from prostitution I stated that sexually transmitted diseases are increasingly caught therefore in a one night stand is this behaviour not exposed one again? From these proposed arguments I believe it would insinuate that a one night stand is a bad behaviour.
However, unlike prostitution one night stands do not break the law, similarly in the case of infidelity one night stand do not cause direct harm to a third party, therefore if the behaviour is carried out for natural pleasure is this really bad? In an earlier blog masturbation was investigated, when comparing this to one night stands would it not have to be said if one behaviour is bad so it the other, as both are carried out to create pleasure.
It could be argued that a one night stand is behaviour far worse than both prostitution and infidelity. This could be due to the fact that, at least from prostitution some type of entrepreneurial motive is the reasoning for the behaviour. Also, for infidelity in many cases it is found that affairs can last for years meaning emotions and feelings are felt for the other person rather than it being simply meaningless sex.
Via the link http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2000/aug/06/featuresreview.review1 it presents you with an article 'I had a one-night stand. It could have killed me' from the Observer in 2000. Personally it did not tell me anything I did not already know but presents in a real life story the fact that one night stands can expose for example HIV, from people you hardly know. The article draws to the conclusion that overall one night stands are bad.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Through the link http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=2694 it presents how in 1998 4,468 racial hate crimes were reported. I believe this presents the reality of racial abuse. Throughout the years more media has been given to racial problems with films such as "Do the right thing" and "Boyz n the Hood" being created to illustrate these problems.
Personally I do not believe Martin Luther King's dream has been seen as of yet, however today, with a variety of celebrities, schools and the government racism is slowly getting stamped out. Aside bullying I find this to be one of the more appalling behaviours, being bad.
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Friday, 23 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
According to Richard Henriksen infidelity is a multicultural perspective. For example in specific parts of Africa it is acceptable for married partners to have casual sexual relationships with third parties. In comparison, in specific Arab societies if a woman was to commit adultery they could be put to death. This concludes how infidelity is based upon the individual, their morals and cultural beliefs.
Especially in Western societies it is blatantly evident that infidelity now occurs more commonly. However it is less apparent the reasoning to why people participate in cheating. It personally baffles me why a person would cheat on a partner rather than just end the unhappy relationship. A person may choose to cheat due to the thrill which may stem from it, including the rule breaking and idea of getting caught. This would suggest why they would not finish with their current partner as without them the chance of getting caught is nonexistent.
Presently infidelity may be portrayed as more socially acceptable, this may be due to the media. Over the last two years through media such as 'The Sun' newspaper it has been reported with photographic evidence that footballer Ashley Cole cheated on his current wife Cheryl Cole. Serial cheat Ashley is a role model to many young men therefore by him cheating does this not instigate that the behaviour is acceptable. Similarly by Cheryl Cole forgiving the 'love rat' does this not say to the young girls who admire her dearly that again this behaviour is acceptable?
Apart from the fact that cheating is immorally disgusting; it is also bad due to the string of bad behaviours attached to it. These include, lying, manipulation, the passing of sexually transmitted diseases and hypocrisy. In many cases cheating can also lead to violence adding to my beliefs into why cheating is bad. The consequences if infidelity can also have dramatic affects for further parties such as offspring, who then face the ordeal and stress of unhappy families. In many cases cheaters often state they immorally committed adultery due to being drunk, however is it not bad in its self to allow yourself to get that drunk to the point of having no physical control over one's body.
According to Annette Lawson, she believed that when women commit adultery it gives them power, being able to grow, gain confidence and the ability to control their marriage. Personally I believe she speaks utter nonsense. Personally from the cases of infidelity I have witnessed, by a partner cheating it has not gained the person confidence but instead made them paranoid. Bringing in a third party does not fix a relationship; it's overall a selfish act.
When investigating into the behaviour of infidelity, the first aspect I researched was the statistics. According to the website; http://www.infidelityfacts.com/infidelity-statistics.html it is found that the percentage of men and women who admitted to committing infidelity in any relationship was over 50% for both genders, 57% for males and 54% for females. I believe these statistics present how there is no significant difference in whether a person cheats and their gender. People will always cheat, but that does not make it right.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Monday, 19 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Similarly to Karrie in the lecture I found myself feeling embarrassed when it come to the words used in replacement for masturbation, half of which I had never heard! I also agree that reasoning to why people may feel uncomfortable when it comes to masturbation is religion. As stated throughout history Christianity has told how 'sexual fantasies are forbidden' in turn making masturbation a sin.
An alternative reason why masturbation may be a topic of awkwardness is the media it receives in films. In films such as 'American Pie' masturbating is a behaviour which creates embarrassment to the individual doing it. It is portrayed as an alternative to someone unable to obtain a sexual partner, this therefore enforces the ideology that masturbation is shameful.
In comparison the only aspect of the blog I did not agree with was the belief that society should be more open to the idea of masturbation. If you a person was to masturbate in public, this would be a criminal offence due to indecent exposure, personally I believe this presents how the behaviour may not be bad but some form of discretion should come with it. Contradictory to this however, if two people were to have sex outside again this is indecent exposure yet people will more openly talk about sex then they will masturbation.
Overall masturbation is not bad, however similarly to being on the toilet, other people and society do not need to know what you are doing.
Friday, 16 April 2010
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
For the majority of people who disagree with prostitution, their views may stem from a consortium of ideas. It is well known that prostitution is surrounded by dangerous abusive activities. Addictions, diseases and abuse are some of these. Morally this act should be seen as wrong. Whatever happened to your body being a temple?
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Friday, 26 March 2010
Unlike Qadir I personally do not find graffiti amazing. I do agree that their is some astonishing artwork created through graffiti. An example of this is seen above. However it is not all like this. Below is an example of other forms of graffiti.
The above image presents the bad side to graffiti. It depicts a life of gang crime and how graffiti is used to create divides in people for example by stating their area codes. Also, where people choose to graffiti may also instigate the belief of it being bad behaviour is it can lead to vandalism of a person's property.
Personally I believe for those who have the gift of creating such amazing artwork, art course are put in place and their efforts should be channelled into such a course. My overall view stands that more recently graffiti is bad.